1983–84 Manchester City F.C. season

1983–84 season of Manchester City

Manchester City 1983–84 football season

Manchester City
1983–84 season
Manager	Billy McNeill
Stadium	Maine Road
Second Division	4th
FA Cup	Round 3
Football League Cup	Round 3
Top goalscorer	League: Derek Parlane (16) All: Derek Parlane (19)
Highest home attendance	41,862 vs Sheffield Wednesday 10 December 1983
Lowest home attendance	14,021 vs Torquay United 25 October 1983
Average home league attendance	25,604 (2nd highest in league, 6th highest in England)
← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 season was Manchester City's 82nd season of competitive football and 18th season in the second division of English football.^[1] In addition to the Second Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup.

Second Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
2	Sheffield Wednesday (P)	42	26	10	6	72	34	+38	88	Promotion to the First Division
3	Newcastle United (P)	42	24	8	10	85	53	+32	80	Promotion to the First Division
4	Manchester City	42	20	10	12	66	48	+18	70
5	Grimsby Town	42	19	13	10	60	47	+13	70
6	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	16	9	57	46	+11	67

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	20	10	12	66	48	+18	70	13	3	5	43	21	+22	7	7	7	23	27	−4

Source: [1]

Results by matchday

Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
22 August 1983	Crystal Palace	A	Selhurst Park	2–0	May, Parlane	13,382
29 August 1983	Cardiff City	A	Ninian Park	1–2	Tolmie	8,899
3 September 1983	Barnsley	H	Maine Road	3–2	Tolmie (2), Parlane	25,105
7 September 1983	Fulham	H	Maine Road	0-0		23,356
10 September 1983	Portsmouth	A	Fratton Park	2-1	Tolmie, Parlane	18,852
17 September 1983	Blackburn Rovers	H	Maine Road	6-0	May, Parlane (3), Baker, Tolmie	25,433
24 September 1983	Leeds United	A	Elland Road	2-1	Baker, Parlane	21,918
1 October 1983	Grimsby Town	H	Maine Road	2-1	Caton, Tolmie	25,080
8 October 1983	Swansea City	H	Maine Road	2–1	Parlane, Davidson	23,571
15 October 1983	Charlton Athletic	A	The Valley	0–1		7,639
22 October 1983	Middlesbrough	H	Maine Road	2–1	Parlane, Tolmie	24,466
29 October 1983	Newcastle United	A	St James Park^{[disambiguation needed]}	0–5		33,588
5 November 1983	Shrewsbury Town	A	Gay Meadow	3–1	May, Caton, Kinsey	9,471
12 November 1983	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	Maine Road	4–0	Parlane, Baker (2), Tolmie	24,562
19 November 1983	Carlisle United	A	Brunton Park	0-2		8,745
26 November 1983	Derby County	H	Maine Road	1–1	Parlane	22,689
3 December 1983	Chelsea	A	Stamford Bridge	1-0	Tolmie	29,142
10 December 1983	Sheffield Wednesday	H	Maine Road	1–2	Bond	41,862
17 December 1983	Cambridge United	A	Abbey Stadium	0-0		5,204
26 December 1983	Oldham Athletic	H	Maine Road	2–0	Kinsey, Parlane	25,898
27 December 1983	Huddersfield Town	A	Leeds Road	3–1	Kinsey, Baker, Lomax	22,497
31 December 1983	Barnsley	A	Oakwell	1–1	Parlane	17,148
2 January 1984	Leeds United	H	Maine Road	1-1	Tolmie	34,441
14 January 1984	Crystal Palace	H	Maine Road	3-1	Power, Baker, Kinsey	20,144
21 January 1984	Blackburn Rovers	A	Ewood Park	1-2	Tolmie	18,199
4 February 1984	Grimsby Town	A	Blundell Park	1-1	Parlane	18,199
11 February 1984	Portsmouth	H	Maine Road	2-1	Tolmie, Reid	23,138
18 February 1984	Newcastle United	H	Maine Road	1–2	Kinsey	41,767
25 February 1984	Middlesbrough	A	Ayresome Park	0–0		9,343
3 March 1984	Shrewsbury	H	Maine Road	1-0	Reid	20,083
10 March 1984	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	Goldstone Ground	1-1	Hartford	14,132
17 March 1984	Fulham	A	Craven Cottage	1-5	McNab	9,684
24 March 1984	Cardiff City	H	Maine Road	2–1	Johnson, Baker	20,140
31 March 1984	Charlton Athletic	H	Maine Road	0-0		19,147
7 April 1984	Swansea City	A	Vetch Field	2-0	Parlane, Kinsey	9,459
14 April 1984	Carlisle United	H	Maine Road	3-1	May, Smith, Parlane	20,760
20 April 1984	Oldham Athletic	A	Boundary Park	2-2	McCarthy, Bond	19,952
23 April 1984	Huddersfield Town	H	Maine Road	2-3	Bond (2)	23,247
28 April 1984	Derby County	A	Baseball Ground	0-1		14,470
4 May 1984	Chelsea	H	Maine Road	0-2		21,713
7 May 1984	Sheffield Wednesday	A	Hillsborough	0-0		36,763
12 May 1984	Cambridge United	H	Maine Road	5-0	Tolmie, May, Baker, Kinsey, Power	20,787

FA Cup

Blackpool v Manchester City

6 January 1984 Third round	Blackpool	2–1	Manchester City	Blackpool
				Stadium: Bloomfield Road

EFL Cup

Torquay United v Manchester City

5 October 1984 Second round 1st leg	Torquay United	0–0	Manchester City	Torquay
				Stadium: Plainmoor

Manchester City v Torquay United

24 October 1984 Second round 2nd leg	Manchester City	6–0	Torquay United	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

Aston Villa v Manchester City

8 November 1984 Third round	Aston Villa	3–0	Manchester City	Aston
				Stadium: Villa Park

References

^ "History". Statto.

External links

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Level 5	Alliance Premier League
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 6 only) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two) Athenian League (level 8 only) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (level 8 only) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One North, One South) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Notts County Queens Park Rangers Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Cambridge United Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Chelsea Crystal Palace Derby County Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leeds United Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Oldham Athletic Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Swansea City
Third Division	Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bristol Rovers Burnley Exeter City Gillingham Hull City Lincoln City Millwall Newport County Orient Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Southend United Walsall Wigan Athletic Wimbledon
Fourth Division	Aldershot Blackpool Bristol City Bury Chester City Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Rochdale Southport Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wrexham York City